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Google added the option to customize Chrome’s new tab page with a very familiar-looking selection of wallpapers last month. But if you thought Google was done working on the new tab page, you’d be wrong. About Chromebooks recently discovered a new change in Chromium Gerrit that’ll allow users to import their new tab backgrounds from Google […]

Update 1: 2018/07/10 3:44pm PDT It seems like Instagram is in the news every other day. Highlights include its new Lite and IGTV apps, though there are several Instagram app tweaks sprinkled all throughout. Now, the Facebook-owned company has added the ability to ask questions in its Stories, a feature I’m surprised wasn’t already there. There […]

A few weeks back, we decided to give names to the Google Assistant voices. Now, Google has said, “no, those are colors.” Google is rolling out a new UI for the voice selection screen that gives each option its own color. It looks snazzier, too. The updated screen now has the voices in a horizontally […]

For many of us, an external battery pack comes in near the top of our accessory priority list. Whether you travel for work or pleasure, topping up your gadgets on the go can be important, and that need can extend into durations or locations that require a few extra features or added durability. So, for […]

It’s been a while since there’s been any excitement surrounding Wear OS, the artist formally known as Android Wear, with no notable recent hardware releases outside of expensive fashion products. The OS itself is feeling dated and has arguably never really been fit for purpose; the platform really needs some attention from Google if it’s to escape […]

The Gboard team is hard at work building new features into its app, and the latest update demonstrates just how much effort has gone into it. A few additions are already visible, including spell check, a mini mode for the morse code keyboard, and an adaptive icon. Although, the spell check feature still seems to […]

Are you an Android developer (or an aspiring one)? Do you have some burning questions you’ve been dying to ask Google’s Android team? Well, there’s good news for you; the Android P engineering team will be answering your questions in an r/androiddev AMA on July 19th, and you can get your questions in now. The […]

Update 1: 2018/07/10 8:58pm PDT Most people purchase used cars instead of new models, which means most people don’t have the latest and greatest tech in their vehicle. How many cars on the road today are equipped with cassette players, iPod integration, or navigation systems with horribly-outdated maps? There are countless products designed to give existing […]

We’ve been hearing quite a bit about Samsung’s Gear S3 replacement, which has yet to be announced. Most recently, we’d heard that the watch, dubbed ‘Galaxy Watch,’ would come with Wear OS and a blood pressure monitor. That ‘Galaxy Watch’ moniker has now been confirmed by an official Samsung filing, and SamMobile is reporting that […]